Watch Dalai Lama today on Discovery Times

Not many knew about the Second Petra Conference held last month in the Jordanian town of Petra where 25 Nobel laureates including His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Elie Wiesel gathered to

New Term of Kalon Tripa Begins 15 August

After winning the final round of elections with an overwhelming majority of nearly 91 percent, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche will begin his second, successive term as the Kalon Tripa from 15 August.

The train from hell

The Tibet Express is a triumph of technology. The new, high-speed railroad runs from Beijing, the capital of China, to Lhasa, the former capital of occupied

Midwife plans trip to Tibet

For inhabitants of the remote mountain community of Gargon, Tibet, the nearest medical clinic is five hours away by Jeep over rough terrain. “That, of course, assumes you have a Jeep

<i>Milarepa</i> weaves celluloid magic with spiritual wisdom

A Tibetan Buddhist monk has transferred to celluloid the inspirational life story of eleventh century Tibet’s greatest mystic, visionary, wizard and poet Milarepa. Simply titled Milarepa, the movie was screened at the ongoing Osian’s-Cinefan 8th Festival of Asian Cinema